Kathleen Sebelius, U. S. Health and Human Services Secretary, on Monday said that success was achieved in the last year's battle against the A/H1N1 flu but it has also surfaced certain problems that need immediate attention.

Sebelius while speaking at Atlanta added, "Combined with the more than 100 million people who got a seasonal flu vaccine, we've had unprecedented levels of immunization during the 2009-2010 flu season."

Educating people about how flu and other viruses spread could be helpful for controlling the flu said Sebelius.

It was important to immunize people to fight the A/H1N1 virus and the fight should begin with the medical fraternity itself. Sebelius pointed out that some doctors and minorities still have a dangerous mistrust of vaccines that became evident during the A/H1N1 pandemic.

Vaccination rates have been disappointing for nurses, doctors and health care providers that need to be tackled, the U. S. health officials said.

Minorities believe that vaccines are unsafe and Sebelius stated that fewer than 40 per cent of doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers get flu vaccines may have an impact on the general public.